Javier Sanmiguel, P.Eng., M.Sc. Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Provide consulting services as a business and data analyst. Help small companies with their project economic evaluations, and long-range planning- Founder of a resource management company, specializing in the development and exploitation of oil reservoirs- Provided technical and expert advice to an energy company setting up its divestment data room, which resulted in the sale of the organization for more than 2.0 billion dollars.- Complete data analytics and machine learning projects using tools such as Braintoy- Provide technical support on development planning, economic evaluations, and exploitation optimization to energy companies- Executed an evaluation of the impact of mass shootings in the United States on gun manufacturer returns

Canada

Provide technical support to SAGD operations by analyzing data as a vehicle to optimize oil production, reduce emissions, and increase the profitability of the operations-Develop a new heavy oil production technique, allowing the company to book up to 1.0 billion barrels of reserves. Use of data analysis to optimize SAGD well performance, and design and evaluate the performance of Inflow Control Devices (ICDs). Provide mentorship to engineers in training and interns- Use of technical data to develop correlations (machine learning) to predict the performance of Inflow Control Devices (ICDs)- Conduct data analysis to determine the effects of gas co-injection in SAGD operations- Provide support and guidance on gas lift optimization

Calgary, Canada Area

Use of data analysis to optimize SAGD well performance, and design and evaluate the performance of Inflow Control Devices (ICDs). Provide mentorship to engineers in training and interns - Conducted a detailed reservoir evaluation of a heavy oil field that resulted in saving about 600 million dollars.- Completed forecasts based on linear regressions (machine learning) to predict the performance of Inflow Control Devices (ICDs) which resulted in a reduction of energy requirements and an extension of the productive life of the wells.- Introduced monitoring tools written in Python and EXCEL to conduct oil production forecasting and daily well surveillance to optimize oil production.- Conduct data analysis to determine the effects of gas co-injection in SAGD operations- Provide technical assistance to operations teams to optimize production and reduce operating expenses- Use operational data to find trends that will allow to conduct forecasts

Calgary, Canada Area

Develop a new heavy oil production technique, which would allow the company to book up to 1.0 Billion barrels of reserves- Provide technical assistance to exploitation engineers in the Bonnyville asset with development and implementation of new techniques to improve oil recovery and reduce operating costs- Develop a new well completion design for primary wells with proven improvement on production and recovery- Assist Heavy Oil Technology Group with future field implementation of pilots of Enhanced Oil Recovery - Evaluate performance of Inflow Control Devices (ICDs) in SAGD wells. Determine their effect on production and steam short circuit control; in addition of assessing their current mechanical condition

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

In charge of developing analytical tools to conduct field performance analysis. Optimize well performance as part of profits increase, and energy consumption reduction. First to use data analysis tools for Inflow Control Devices design and optimization - Developed a SAGD forecasting tool and data analysis tools in EXCEL, which were used to conduct day to day production decisions, long range planning, and oil production allocation- Created a tool to evaluate performance of Inflow Control Devices (ICDs), which would allow the company to determine the location and number of ICDs to be installed in each well- Generated Corporate Oil Production, Steam Injection and Cash Flow forecasts using Wellspring

Calgary, Canada Area

Led a multidisciplinary team of eleven members. Successfully produced a detailed development plan for Clearwater reservoir in the Foster Creek field. It represented the company with the opportunity of increasing oil reserves by 400 million barrels, and develop a patentable oil recovery process.- Assisted and coordinated the development of new technologies to produce heavy oil and gas, and to enhance existing processes. Co-invented heavy oil and gas producing process called GAITOR (Gas cap Air Injection for Thermal Oil Recovery)- Assisted and coordinated future commercial development plan for Kestrel pool, which will be exploited by implementing Low Pressure CSS and GAITOR. - Provided technical assistance to Christina Lake Development Group on Gas-Cap re-pressurization with air and CO2 production management

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Manage the development of southeast Saskatchewan properties by being the liaison between different disciplines and coordinated the execution of a budget of 100 million dollars- Executed economic and technical evaluation of new development wells in Southeast Saskatchewan; Bakken and Midale formations- Optimized four oil fields under waterflood by maintaining replacement ratios, drilling new injectors, and converting standing wells into injectors- Evaluated properties to be divested and/or to be acquired by NAL resources

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Managed screening tests to determine the appropriate Enhance Oil Recovery method for Wimborne Nisku D2A pool. High-Pressure Air Injection and CO2 flooding were screened. High-Pressure Air Injection was selected as the most appropriate method for the future development of Wimborne Nisku D2A pool- Directed and managed an optimization program to reduce oil production decline from 15% to 10% per year by implementing a re-completion and re-perforation program at Wimborne field- Recommended and evaluated a plan to eliminate 25% of the Operating Expenditures in Wimborne field by implementing a Co-Generation scheme, full electrification of the gas plant, gas emission elimination, and heat (steam) utilization. - Evaluated the economic feasibility of operating an Electric Submergible Pump (ESPs) at Wimborne field. Two ESP wells were converted to gas lift and two ESP wells were converted to Insert Pump- Evaluation and drilling of new Edmonton Sand gas wells in Pembina and Bigoray fields. The average initial gas production for those wells was 500 mscf/d and 0.3 BSCF for reserves

Calgary, Canada Area

- Implementation and surveillance of SAGD gas caps re-pressurization with air- Determined location of new SAGD wells based on current performance of SAGD wells, numerical simulations and geological interpretation provided by geologists and geo-physicists- Implementation and evaluation of different alternatives for SAGD Blow Down (Wind Down) strategy. Gas tracers were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the process- Provided economic and technical alternatives to improve production of Christina SAGD project

Master Of Science - Ms, Analytics

Master'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Petroleum Engineering

Project Leadership Certificate